Opinion
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Nebraska Sen. Johanns Emerges as Voice on Health Care
Opinion -During the health care debate in the Senate, few lawmakers have attracted more attention than Democrat Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska. -
Film Shows Struggle to Save School Choice in the Nation’s Capital
Opinion -The Washington, DC-based Heritage Foundation has released a new, 30-minute documentary, Let Me Rise: The Struggle to Save School Choice in the Nation’s Capital, about the families fighting to save the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) in -
Report: Private School Tuition Tax Credit Saves Arizona Taxpayers Money
Opinion -For the last several months the Arizona media has reported extensively on the state’s tuition tax-credit programs, characterizing them as rife with abuse and a lack of accountability. -
Arizona Legislature Releases Survey of School Tuition Organizations
Opinion -After a series of investigative reports alleging Arizona organizations distributing tax credit scholarships funds lack accountability, a legislative task force was created to review the situation. So far, little wrongdoing has been uncovered. -
Heartland Institute Experts Question FTC Suit Against Intel
Opinion -On Wednesday, December 16, 2009, the Federal Trade Commission sued Intel Corp., accusing the microchip maker of engaging in anti-competitive practices. -
Companies Lining Up to Provide Free Wi-Fi
Opinion -The case for taxpayer-funded municipal “free” wi-fi plans continues to get weaker as more companies line up to sponsor Internet access for the public at no charge. -
State Farm Consent Order Shows Failure of Current Policies, Need for Reform
Opinion -The Office of Insurance Regulation announced today that State Farm will remain in Florida, raising rates and non-renewing 125,000 policies. Analysts at The Heartland Institute say the plan shows the state's efforts at heavy-handed regulation have failed. -
Reform Plans Could Increase Government Agencies’ Power, Size
Opinion -Legislative proposals under consideration in Washington, DC could dramatically expand the size and authority of government agencies, and not merely those traditionally focused on health care. -
Study: Eliminate Michigan ‘Jobs’ Department
Opinion -With the nation’s highest unemployment rate (currently above 15 percent), a distinction it has suffered for 43 consecutive months, Michigan’s economic travails have become well known. -
Report: Florida Needs Property Insurance Reform
Opinion -Insurance company rating firm Demotech, Inc. has released new information on the failures of three Florida property insurance writers. -
Influential Lawmakers Back Proposed Stock Transaction Tax
Opinion -Several prominent Congressional Democrats have lined up behind a new stock transaction tax intended to punish financial firms.The “Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009” would impose a . -
Beyond Business As Usual Saves Millions in Illinois Village
Opinion -Recent economic challenges have compelled some local elected officials in Illinois to question routine ways of running government. -
Landlords Under Stress from High Apartment Vacancy Rates
Opinion -The single-family housing market isn’t the only U.S. housing segment under stress.Rental apartment vacancies stood at 7. -
Credit Card Debt, Delinquency Rates Keep Falling
Opinion -The Federal Reserve in December released data showing credit card debt fell for the 13th consecutive month in October.Revolving credit, most of which is credit card debt, decreased at an annual rate of 9.3 percent in October 2009. -
Cigarette Ban Causes Illinois Casino Revenues to Plunge
Opinion -Casino tax revenues in Illinois are going up in smoke, apparently because of the state’s ban on smoking cigarettes in public places, according to a report by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. -
Bay State Tolls Still in Place in Defiance of State Law
Opinion -When tolls refuse to hit the road—even after projects they fund are fully paid—not much of what follows seems good for toll payers or taxpayers. -
Turf Battles Put Federal Insurance Office on Hold
Opinion -Legislative changes that would diminish the powers of a proposed Federal Insurance Office have resulted in the breakdown of what once seemed to be a consensus between regulators and insurance companies over the creation of the new federal bureau. -
Texas Commissioner Rejects Insurance Rate Hikes
Opinion -Texas Insurance Commissioner Mike Geeslin’s recent rejections of rate filing requests from both of his state’s government-mandated property insurance markets have drawn praise from fellow members of Gov. -
Cook County Rolls Back Sales Tax
Opinion -On the fourth try, the Cook County, Illinois board of commissioners successfully reduced the county’s retail sales tax, which applies in Chicago and surrounding suburbs and unincorporated areas of the county. -
Great Train Robbery: Minnesota Rail Line Rolls Over Taxpayers
Opinion -Now that all of the hoopla, celebration, and hype over the opening of Minnesota’s Northstar Commuter Rail line have subsided, it’s time to examine the facts. -
Subsidy Fiasco: Millions Spent, Homes Destroyed for Nothing
Opinion -One of the most-criticized U.S. Supreme Court decisions in recent history is now linked with one of the biggest economic development failures in history. -
Media Advisory: Boycott of Copenhagen Talks Reveals Hidden Agendas
Opinion -China, India, and other developing nations boycotted United Nations climate talks in Copenhagen Monday, claiming Western nations must commit to deeper cuts in greenhouse gases while allowing developing nations to continue emitting greenhouse gases -
Dell Shuts NC Plant Despite $300 Million in Incentives
Opinion -Despite winning more than $300 million in incentives and tax breaks from North Carolina and local governments four years ago, Dell Inc. has decided to shutter an assembly plant because of changing economic circumstances. -
Is Stealing a Virtue?
Opinion -I am profoundly disappointed in Caritas in Veritate, the encyclical issued on June 29, 2009 by Pope Benedict XVI. It contains no fewer than six endorsements of wealth redistribution by government.
